{"product_id":"eberhard-monopusher-chronograph-as02089","title":"Eberhard Monopusher Chronograph","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs vintage watch collectors, we find beauty in discovering the undiscovered, or bringing light to the unknown or forgotten. For every \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/omega\" title=\"Omega\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOmega\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/breitling\" title=\"Breitling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBreitling\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/heuer\" title=\"Heuer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eHeuer\u003c\/a\u003e, there’s a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/buren\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Buren\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBuren\u003c\/a\u003e, a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/yema\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Yema\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eYema\u003c\/a\u003e, or a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/mulco\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Mulco\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMulco\u003c\/a\u003e, long-dead and forgotten manufactures whose products survive to tell the tale. The tales they tell speak of glory and then obscurity as the Quartz Crisis of the 1970s forced them to shutter their factories and go out of business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut a handful of brands were able to endure that lean period and survive—even thrive—to this day, and Eberhard is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhen Georges Eberhard went into business in 1887, he was only 22 years old. But he exhibited a mastery of his craft that belied his young age, and early on produced thoughtfully-executed stop watch and chronograph pocket watches that were among some of the finest of the period. This legacy was carried on after his death by his sons, Georges and Maurice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eLike \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/universal-geneve\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Universal Genève\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eUniversal Genève\u003c\/a\u003e and Omega, Eberhard was an early producer of wrist-worn chronographs, releasing their first one in 1919. Though the company did not make chronograph movements of its own, this did not prevent them from modifying the èbauches they received (usually from Landeron or Valjoux, acclaimed makers of chronograph movements that were used throughout the Swiss watch industry). Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Eberhard released artful chronographs with additional complications, such as one with a split-second complication in 1940.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Extra-Fort is perhaps their best-known chronograph produced during this period. It was first released in 1947 as an automatic, time-only watch, but was also released in chronograph variants. With large, sturdy cases, the Extra-Fort foreshadows the sports models of the 1950s and 1960s, such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/omega\/products\/omega-speedmaster-professional-as01688\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Omega Speedmaster Professional Reference 145.022-71ST\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOmega Speedmaster\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/heuer\/products\/heuer-carrera-as02066\" title=\"Heuer Carrera Reference 2447 NST\"\u003eHeuer Carrera\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHowever, prior to releasing the Extra-Fort, Eberhard created some handsome and desirable chronographs that have much to offer, both aesthetically and technically—like this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eLike the Extra-Fort, this watch features a case that at 40mm is large for the period. It’s unique in that it’s a “hunter” case. The name of the case derives from its origins as a pocket watch used in fox hunting, so-called because a fox-hunter could take out his pocket watch and open it with one hand while holding onto the reins of his horse with the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCombined with the curved lugs and warm 18k gold case, the hinged case back truly makes this watch feel as though it’s from a bygone era, even earlier than the one in which it was produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe dial is nothing short of spectacular, with outer telemeter scales and often a tachymeter track in a circular “snail-trail” configuration in the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut internally is where this watch truly shines. The movement, visible when the case back is unhinged, is a Calibre 16000. Essentially a modified Valjoux 65 column wheel chronograph unit, the Calibre 16000 is unique in that the chronograph function (start, stop, and reset) is entirely operated from the top pusher. What appears to be a second pusher is in fact a slider that locks the chronograph pusher when not in use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBeautiful and rare, the watch is a charming relic of Eberhard’s golden age of chronograph production, combining handsome aesthetics and technical ingenuity in a way that is sure to delight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eberhard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36564344193,"sku":null,"price":6300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Eberhard_Dual_Register_Chronograph_Hunter_Caseback_AS02089_1.jpg?v=1500408652","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/eberhard-monopusher-chronograph-as02089","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}